This Week in Numbers
- Global High Yield Activity down 76%
- Japan Syndicated Loans up 21%, Global activity down 45%
- First US IPO in fifteen weeks; Global activity 66%

Bank of America Ups Stake in China Construction Bank
This week, Bank of America announced plans to raise its stake in China Construction Bank to a total of 19.9% for a value of $7.1 billion, the
largest US investment in a Chinese company on record. US investments in Chinese companies total $15.2 billion for year-to-date 2008 and account for
15% of overall Chinese M&A volume.

Bank of America made an original investment as part of China Construction Bank's 2005 initial public offering and earlier this year exercised an
option to purchase an additional 2.6% in the bank.

Energy & Power Debt Offerings Up 7% Over 2007
As the price of oil dropped to a three and half year low this week, a number of Energy & Power companies tapped the global credit markets for
multi-billion dollar offerings. Bolstered by a $2.5 billion offering from France's EDF, weekly Energy & Power volume totaled $9.2 billion, or 23% of
weekly debt activity. Additional debt offerings came from Italy's ENI Spa for $1.6 billion, the financial arm of Germany's E.ON AG for $1.3 billion
and a $746.8 million offering from US utility, Sempra Energy.

Year-to-date, Energy & Power debt capital markets activity totals $231.5 billion, a 7% increase over last year at this time and one of the few
advancing industries this year.

See attached file: Weekly_Scorecard_112008.pdf